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Posts tagged with 'capaldi' at Fanfare.Sat, 03 Jun 2017 20:57:56 -0800Sat, 03 Jun 2017 20:57:56 -0800en-ushttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss60Doctor Who: Lie of the Landhttp://fanfare.metafilter.com/9370/Doctor%2DWho%2DLie%2Dof%2Dthe%2DLand
Bill must convince the Doctor that humanity is in danger, when the world is gripped by an Orwellian mass delusion. <strong>Trivia</strong><br>
* Third and final episode of a three-part arc that began with <a href="https://fanfare.metafilter.com/9300/Doctor-Who-Extremis"><em>Extremis</em></a> and continued with <a href="https://fanfare.metafilter.com/9340/Doctor-Who-The-Pyramid-at-the-End-of-the-World"><em>The Pyramid at the End of the World</em></a>.<br>
* Script for this episode was written by Toby Whithouse (whose previous episodes include <em><a href="https://fanfare.metafilter.com/4683/Doctor-Who-Before-the-Flood">Before the Flood</a></em>, <em><a href="https://fanfare.metafilter.com/4606/Doctor-Who-Under-the-Lake">Under the Lake</a></em>, <a href="https://fanfare.metafilter.com/1120/Doctor-Who-School-Reunion-Rewatch"><em>School Reunion</em></a>, <em>The Vampires Of Venice</em> and <em>The God Complex</em>.)<br>
* Six months have passed since the events of <a href="https://fanfare.metafilter.com/9340/Doctor-Who-The-Pyramid-at-the-End-of-the-World"><em>The Pyramid at the End of the World</em></a>. The mind-controlled population of Earth is living an alternate history in which the Monks are humanity's benign caretakers, who have been with us throughout our evolution.<br>
* The Doctor has been making Monk propaganda. There are also Monk statues everywhere. <br>
* Missy plays the "Gnossienne No. 1" by Erik Satie and "The Entertainer" by Scott Joplin.<br>
* Nardole mentions being contaminated by Raoultella planticola (This happened in <a href="https://fanfare.metafilter.com/9340/Doctor-Who-The-Pyramid-at-the-End-of-the-World"><em>The Pyramid at the End of the World</em></a>) and says it laid him up for six weeks, but that he would have died if he'd been human. <br>
* We finally get a payoff for the references to Bill's mom in previous episodes. <br>
* Doctor Who inside joke <a href="http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Magpie_Electricals">Magpie Electricals</a> makes an appearance, as a shop where citizens watch the Doctor's broadcasts. <br>
* The Vault is "dimensionally transcendental" (bigger on the inside than the outside,) just like the TARDIS. <br>
* Nardole performs a Terrovian neckpinch in this episode. He's apparently reached the level of brown tabbard in Terrovian martial arts. <br>
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<strong>Quotes</strong><br>
Bill: <em>"Why have you got a woman in a vault? Even I think that’s weird and I’ve been attacked by a puddle."</em><br>
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In return for her help defeating the Monks, Missy has some demands: <em>"New boots, some toys like a particle accelerator, a 3D printer and a pony."</em> <br>
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The Doctor, to Bill: <em>"You clever, brilliant, ridiculous girl!"</em> <br>
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Bill: <em>"Every day, it's harder to remember what's real any more."</em><br>
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Missy, to The Doctor: <em>"I'm sorry your plus-one doesn't get a happy ending."</em><br>
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The Doctor, to Bill: <em>"Amongst 7 billion people on this planet, there’s one like you. That’s why I put up with the rest of them."</em><br>
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Missy: <em>"I once built a gun out of leaves."</em>tag:fanfare.metafilter.com,2017:site.9370Sat, 03 Jun 2017 20:57:56 -0800zarqDoctor Who: The Pyramid at the End of the Worldhttp://fanfare.metafilter.com/9340/Doctor%2DWho%2DThe%2DPyramid%2Dat%2Dthe%2DEnd%2Dof%2Dthe%2DWorld
An ‘ancient’ pyramid appears overnight. Every clock in the world begins counting down to the Earth’s destruction. Three opposing armies lie ready to annihilate each other. It’s a terrifying race against time to save the world! <u>Trivia</u><br>
- This is the second episode of a three part trilogy that began with <em><a href="https://fanfare.metafilter.com/9300/Doctor-Who-Extremis">Extremis</a></em> last week and will end next week with <em>The Lie Of The Land</em>. <br>
- <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6336800/trivia">IMDb</a>: The Doctor's sonic sunglasses show that Bill is a 26 year old female who weighs 130.2 pounds, is 167.6 cm tall, has a heart rate of 79 bpm and a body temperature of 37.6 degrees C. <br>
- It turns out that the "Monks" won’t invade the Earth until they have consent to do so: <em>“We will be invited.... Power must consent. Those who hold power in this world must consent to our dominion.... We must be wanted. We must be loved. To rule through fear is inefficient.”</em> <br>
- Peter Harness, co-wrote this episode. He previously wrote <em><a href="https://fanfare.metafilter.com/1016/Doctor-Who-Kill-The-Moon">Kill the Moon</a></em>, <em><a href="https://fanfare.metafilter.com/4920/Doctor-Who-The-Zygon-Invasion">The Zygon Invasion</a></em>, and <em><a href="https://fanfare.metafilter.com/5003/Doctor-Who-The-Zygon-Inversion">The Zygon Inversion</a></em> <br>
- The director of this episode and <em><a href="https://fanfare.metafilter.com/9300/Doctor-Who-Extremis">Extremis</a></em> is Daniel Nettheim, who also directed <em><a href="https://fanfare.metafilter.com/4920/Doctor-Who-The-Zygon-Invasion">The Zygon Invasion</a></em> and <em><a href="https://fanfare.metafilter.com/5003/Doctor-Who-The-Zygon-Inversion">The Zygon Inversion</a></em> <br>
- The Doctor previously assumed the role of President of the World in <em><a href="https://fanfare.metafilter.com/1344/Doctor-Who-Death-in-Heaven">Death in Heaven</a></em> and during the Zygon uprising. <br>
- We've seen the country of Turmezistan before. During <em><a href="https://fanfare.metafilter.com/4920/Doctor-Who-The-Zygon-Invasion">The Zygon Invasion</a></em>, the rebel Zygons from the splinter group Truth or Consequences had a training camp hidden in a town in Turmezistan. <br>
- Missy and the Vault do not appear in this episode. <br>
- <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2017/05/27/doctor-pyramid-end-world-series-ten-episode-seven-bill-have/">The Telegraph notes that</a> a single line of dialogue was cut from this episode, out of respect for the victims of this week's act of terrorism in Manchester. "During the discussion of potential threats to Earth, Bill suggested terrorism – but the BBC decided that as a matter of sensitivity, this single line of dialogue should be removed."<br>
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<u>Quotes</u><br>
<strong>The Doctor</strong>: <em>"The end of your life has already begun. There is a last place you will ever go, a last door you will ever walk through, a last sight you will ever see. And every step you ever take is moving you closer. The end of the world is a billion, billion tiny moments..."</em><br>
<strong>Erica</strong>: <em>Don't shut the door!</em> [door slams on her bag, breaking her glasses]<br>
<strong>The Doctor</strong>: <em>...and somewhere unnoticed in silence or darkness it has already begun.</em><br>
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<strong>The Doctor</strong>: <em>"It’s not my first dead planet."</em> [That would be Skaro]<br>
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<strong>The Doctor:</strong> <em>"Thank you for playing the big pyramid game. See you next week!"</em><br>
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<strong>The Doctor, to Erica</strong>: <em>"Seriously, what are you doing when this is all over?"</em><br>
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<strong>The Doctor</strong>: <em>"Fear is temporary. Love is slavery."</em><br>
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<strong>Bill</strong>: <em>"How would </em>I<em> know the President? I wouldn’t even have voted for him. He’s... orange.”</em><br>
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<strong>The Doctor</strong>: <em>"What do you depend on?"</em><br>
<strong>Nardole</strong>: <em>"Air. Water. Food. Beer.</em>"<br>
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<strong>Bill</strong>: <em>"I tell you what, old man, you better get my planet back."</em><br>
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<strong>Monk</strong>: <em>"Enjoy your sight, Doctor. Now see our world."</em>tag:fanfare.metafilter.com,2017:site.9340Sat, 27 May 2017 22:05:53 -0800zarqDoctor Who: Extremishttp://fanfare.metafilter.com/9300/Doctor%2DWho%2DExtremis
In the Haereticum — the Vatican’s secret library of blasphemy — there is an ancient book known only as <em>The Veritas</em>. Throughout history, anyone who has ever read it has immediately taken their own life. Now a new translation is online, and the danger is spreading. The Vatican appeals to the Doctor. Will he read <em>The Veritas</em>? But can even the Doctor survive the ultimate truth? <u>Trivia</u><br>
- We finally find out who's in The Vault, and why. <br>
- The Doctor remains blind, carrying that continuity over from the previous episode: <a href="https://fanfare.metafilter.com/9257/Doctor-Who-Oxygen">Oxygen</a>. <br>
- The episode's title, <em>Extremis</em>, means "in extreme circumstances; especially: at the point of death" or "in the farthest reaches" in Latin. <br>
- <em>Extremis</em> is the first episode of a three episode arc that has been nicknamed "The Monks Trilogy." It will continue with episode 7: <em>The Pyramid At The End Of The World</em> and conclude in episode 8: <em>The Lie of the Land</em><br>
- Time Lords have two hearts <em>and</em> three brain stems. <br>
- Directed by Daniel Nettheim, who previously directed <em>The Zygon Inversion</em> and <em>The Zygon Invasion</em>. <br>
- The Pope was played by Italian-English actor Joseph Long. He was last seen on Doctor Who in <em>Turn Left</em>. <br>
- From <a href="http://www.denofgeek.com/uk/tv/doctor-who/49593/doctor-who-extremis-geeky-spots-and-easter-eggs">Den of Geek</a>: The priest who emails the files over to CERN has a full inbox. Names they were able to make out include: actor Bill Pullman, recently deceased actor Phil Bond, this episode's standby art director Christina Tom, BBC art director Daryn McLaughlan, actor Peter Dukes, and Rob Hull, who "holds the record for the largest collection of Daleks."<br>
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<u>Quotes</u> <br>
<em>"Goodness is not goodness that seeks advantage. Good is good in the final hour. In the deepest pit, without hope, without witness, without reward. Virtue is only virtue in extremis. This is what he believes, and this is the reason above all, I love him. My husband. My madman in a box. My Doctor."</em> - <strong>River Song's Message to The Doctor</strong><br>
<strong>Nardole</strong>: <em>"Your missis wouldn’t approve."</em> <em>"...and I have full permission to kick your arse."</em><br>
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<strong>The Doctor</strong>: <em>"Memories are so much worse in the dark."</em><br>
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<strong>Missy</strong>: <em>"Get off, I’ve just been executed. Show a little respect”</em><br>
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<strong>Bill</strong>: <em>"Doctor, here's a tip. When I'm on a date, when that rare and special thing happens in my real life, do not, do not under any circumstances put the pope in my bedroom!"</em><br>
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<strong>The Doctor</strong>: <em>"Something’s coming, Bill. Something very big. And something possibly very, very bad. And I have the feeling that we’re going to be very busy."</em><br>
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<strong>Missy</strong>: <em>"Knock yourself out. Actually, do that. Knock yourself right out."</em><br>
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<strong>Bill</strong>: <em>"Are you secretly a badass?"</em> <br>
<strong>Nardole</strong>: <em>"Nothing secret about it, babydoll."</em>tag:fanfare.metafilter.com,2017:site.9300Sat, 20 May 2017 22:00:00 -0800zarqDoctor Who: Oxygenhttp://fanfare.metafilter.com/9257/Doctor%2DWho%2DOxygen
"Space... the final frontier. Final because it wants to kill us. Sometimes we forget that, start taking it all for granted — the suits, the ships, the little bubbles of safety — as they protect us from the void. But the void is always waiting." - The Doctor <strong><u>Official Episode Summary</u></strong><br>
Trapped on a space station with no oxygen, the Doctor, Bill and Nardole are horrified to discover the automated spacesuits keeping them alive are also trying to kill them!<br>
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<u><strong>Trivia</strong></u><br>
* The student who questions the Doctor at the end of his lecture was played by Lauren Pate, one of Doctor Who’s Assistant Directors. <br>
* <em>Oxygen</em> writer Jamie Mathieson said his brief from Steven Moffat was to "make outer space dangerous again." <br>
* <em>Oxygen</em> was directed by Charles Palmer who previously helmed <em>Smith and Jones,</em> <em>The Shakespeare Code</em>, <em>Human Nature</em> and <em>The Family of Blood</em>. He’s the son of Geoffrey Palmer who appeared in <em>Doctor Who and the Silurians</em>, <em>The Mutants</em> and <em>Voyage of the Damned</em>.<br>
* Background on <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/3wVk3DPWsSbCGqb8zDD5CGC/the-suits">The Suits</a>. <i>("Ganymede Systems would like to reassure customers that a number of isolated incidents recently reported have no basis in fact and employee deaths whilst working with series twelve smartsuits are purely coincidental."</i><br>
* When she’s in the TARDIS, we see Bill reading a book on Leonardo da Vinci. In <em>City of Death</em> we discovered the Doctor and Leonardo were friends<br>
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<u><strong>Quotes</strong></u><br>
<strong>Bill</strong>: "<em>What happens if I throw up in my helmet?"</em><br>
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<strong>Nardole</strong>: <em>“You know what’s at stake here. You need to be here and ready if that door ever opens.”</em><br>
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<strong>The Doctor</strong>: <em>“The universe is your crustacean.”</em><br>
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<strong>The Doctor</strong>: <em>"I’ve got no sonic, no Tardis, about 10 minutes of oxygen left, and now I’m blind. Can you imagine how unbearable I’m going to be when I pull this off?"</em><br>
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<strong>Nardole</strong>: <em>"Haven't seen my true face for years. Swapped it for this one on the run."</em><br>
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<strong>Dahh-ren</strong>: <em>"Great, we’ve rescued a racist."</em><br>
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<strong>The Doctor</strong>: <em>"That is my theme tune... otherwise known as a distress call."</em><br>
<strong>Bill</strong>: <em>"You like distress calls?"</em><br>
<strong>The Doctor</strong>: <em>"You only really see the true face of the universe when it’s asking for your help."</em>tag:fanfare.metafilter.com,2017:site.9257Sat, 13 May 2017 22:08:03 -0800zarqDoctor Who: Knock Knockhttp://fanfare.metafilter.com/9205/Doctor%2DWho%2DKnock%2DKnock
Bill is moving in with some friends and they’ve found the perfect house – so what if it’s strangely cheap to rent, and the landlord is a little creepy? The wind blows, the floorboards creak and the Doctor thinks something is very wrong. What lurks in the strange tower at the heart of the building – and why can’t they find any way to enter it? <strong>Trivia</strong><br>
* David Suchet (Agatha Christie's <em>Poirot</em>) gives a wonderfully understated performance as the Landlord in this episode. He agreed to the role <a href="http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/doctor-who/news/a827306/david-suchet-accepted-doctor-who-role-without-script/">without reading the script</a>. <br>
* "Knock Knock" was written by a newcomer to the show: Playwright <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Bartlett_(playwright)">Mike Bartlett</a>, creator/writer of the British medical drama <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3h4c33">Doctor Foster</a> (See the sidebar in that link for videos of the full first season.) The screen adaptation of his play <em>King Charles III</em> will air on BBC Two next Wednesday.<br>
* Bill's friend Harry was <a href="http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/doctor-who/news/a827488/doctor-who-next-episode-knock-knock-cut-huge-reference-classic-series-companion/">intended</a> to be the grandson of classic Doctor Who companion <a href="http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Harry_Sullivan">Surgeon Lieutenant Harry Sullivan</a>. The line explaining this was cut from the episode because the writers thought people "might not remember one companion from 40-odd years ago".<br>
* This episode used the same stately manor as "Blink" and "The Snowmen."<br>
* Presented online in an <a href="http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-05-05/is-it-worth-watching-the-immersive-audio-version-of-doctor-who-knock-knock">immersive binaural audio format</a>. <br>
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<strong>Quotes</strong><br>
The Doctor: <em>"Bill, I'm a Time Lord."</em><br>
Bill: <em>"Time Lord? What's that, your job?"</em><br>
The Doctor: <em>"No, it's my uh... my people. My species."</em><br>
Bill: <em>"Doesn't sound like a species. Sounds posh. Like 'Yes, my lord.' Doff my cap."</em><br>
The Doctor: <em>"Ah well, that's why I gave it up. Ran away."</em><br>
Bill: *laughs* <em>"Time Lords. That's hilarious. Do you wear robes and big hats?"</em><br>
The Doctor: <em>"No. Big collars, mostly."</em><br>
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Harry:<em> "I’m scared."</em><br>
The Doctor: <em>"Don’t be."</em><br>
Harry: <em>"Why not?"</em><br>
The Doctor: <em>"It doesn’t help."</em><br>
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The Landlord: <em>"Hope is its own form of cruelty."</em><br>
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The Doctor: <em>"New friends and fireworks. That’s what life should be."</em><br>
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Bill, to The Doctor: <em>"This is the bit of my life you’re not in."</em><br>
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Nardole: <em>"Bill told me you went on a little adventure. You see?"</em><br>
The Doctor: <em>"'I see,' what?"</em><br>
Nardole: <em>"Well, you don’t have to go to outer space to find monsters. There’s plenty of things that want to kill you right here on Earth."</em><br>
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Nardole: <em>"A piano? You've put a piano in there? Why?"</em><br>
The Doctor: <em>"Good night."</em><br>
Nardole: <em>"Oh, you don't learn, do you, sir?"</em>tag:fanfare.metafilter.com,2017:site.9205Sun, 07 May 2017 21:10:14 -0800zarqDoctor Who: Robot of Sherwoodhttp://fanfare.metafilter.com/747/Doctor%2DWho%2DRobot%2Dof%2DSherwood
In a sun-dappled Sherwood Forest, the Doctor discovers an evil plan from beyond the stars and strikes up an unlikely alliance with Robin Hood. With all of Nottingham at stake, the Doctor must decide who is real and who is fake.tag:fanfare.metafilter.com,2014:site.747Sat, 06 Sep 2014 23:20:37 -0800mumkinDoctor Who: Into The Dalekhttp://fanfare.metafilter.com/705/Doctor%2DWho%2DInto%2DThe%2DDalek%2DFirst%2DWatch
In the midst of a warzone, the soldiers occupying Aristotle, a secret human outpost, have captured a lone Dalek. This Dalek is so damaged that it has come to view its own kind as evil, and claims it wants to help the humans exterminate the Dalek legions. When the Doctor and Clara arrive on Aristotle, they are miniaturised and sent into the body of the Dalek itself, in the hope of understanding what has happened to it. As the Doctor confronts the question of whether there can ever be such a thing as a good Dalek, he must also confront the hatred in his own heart. <b>Stuff</b><br>
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<ul><br>
<li>The conclusion of this story is similar to the conclusion of the Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories Jubilee, where a lone Dalek notices the error of its comrades and stops an invasion.</li><br>
<li>Footage of the extermination of security guard Bywater in Dalek and the Dalek attack on the Valiant in The Stolen Earth is seen in 'Rusty's' Dalek memories, and the destruction of the Daleks and the Crucible in Journey's End is seen when Rusty looks into the Doctor's mind.</li><br>
<li>The Doctor states that morgues are easy to break out of. The Eighth Doctor previously broke out of a morgue shortly after his regeneration. (Doctor Who The movie)</li><br>
</ul>tag:fanfare.metafilter.com,2014:site.705Sun, 31 Aug 2014 15:06:35 -0800Just this guy, y'knowDoctor Who: Deep Breathhttp://fanfare.metafilter.com/658/Doctor%2DWho%2DDeep%2DBreath%2DFirst%2DWatch
In Victorian London, the Paternoster Gang, comprising of Silurian Madame Vastra, her human maid and wife Jenny, and Sontaran butler Strax, are summoned by the police force when a dinosaur suddenly materialises outside the Houses of Parliament. Vastra observes that the dinosaur has something stuck in its throat, and moments later it spits out the TARDIS onto the banks of the Thames. <br>
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<strong>Things</strong><br>
<ul><br>
<li>The story's premier broadcast date, 23 August, is the same date as the in-universe setting of The Fires of Pompeii, in which Peter Capaldi made his first appearance in Doctor Who as Lobus Caecilius.</li><br>
<li>This episode saw the debut of a new title sequence <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/tomphillips/how-a-fan-made-video-became-the-new-doctor-who-title-sequenc">designed by Billy Hanshaw</a> after executive producer Steven Moffat saw a video of his conceptual Doctor Who titles sequence on YouTube and decided to draft him aboard to do a professional version of his sequence. </li><br>
<li>When Clara sees the improved console room, she says, "You've redecorated... I don't like it." This was said verbatim by both the Second and Tenth Doctors at the sight of new TARDIS console designs. (The Three Doctors, The Day of the Doctor) The Second and Eleventh Doctors have also said this about redecorated houses. (The Five Doctors, Closing Time)</li><br>
<li>The Doctor states that he is over 2,000 years old. He once said he was over 1,200 years old ( A Town Called Mercy). After adding the 900 years he spent in the Siege of Trenzalore to the aforementioned 1,200 or so, (The Time of the Doctor), his age increases past 2,000.</li><br>
<li>After seeing new Doctor, Madame Vastra says "Well then, Here we go again.", just like the Brigadier did. (Planet of the Spiders)</li><br>
</ul>tag:fanfare.metafilter.com,2014:site.658Sun, 24 Aug 2014 06:30:59 -0800Just this guy, y'knowDoctor Who Administrationhttp://fanfare.metafilter.com/639/Doctor%2DWho%2DAdministration
I have a couple of admin questions. 1) Firstly, I forgot to tag episodes 7 and 9 as rewatch, can I add that in later?<br>
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2) New Who is coming up Saturday. I won't be around on Saturday to put up a thread, but if anyone else would like to then you should. I'll probably do one on Sunday or Monday if no one else has got round to it.<br>
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3) Revisiting the idea of Classic who. It seems like the official hard-coded episode/series values are going to cause difficulties here. Series 1 Episode 1 is down as Rose from 2005, so how would we number original who episodes? Could we add Classic Who as a separate show possibly?tag:fanfare.metafilter.com,2014:site.639Fri, 22 Aug 2014 06:20:53 -0800Just this guy, y'know